Hi folks. Welcome to the discussion thread for the players signed up for this table. I'm really excited to GM this multi-table special for you. Once you've decided on a character to play, please check in by providing the following information:
Player name/alias:
Character name:
PFS-#:
Faction:
Day job (roll):
Anything else I should know: Slow advance, peculiar character abilities, things you'd like to get my ruling on, etc.
Also, please post in the Gameplay thread, with a dot. The game will start on Friday June 9th. I'll do a quick roll call in the week leading up to that day to make sure everyone is present and ready, and will invite you to make an in-character introduction at that time.
Some expectations:
- Please have your character profile ready by June 1st. I'll read over your characters to make sure I understand everything
- I'd like everyone to post at least once a day. Things might slow down a bit over the weekends, but pace is quite important in a multi-table special like this one. I'll do what I can to check in regularly and keep the game going. Please inform me if you'll be away for an extended time.
- In case anyone goes missing for a while, I will generally move on without them. If we're in combat, my default action after 24 hours will be to put you on delay. If you would like me to bot you, please consider putting some instructions for me on your profile. For some suggestions, there's the excellent guide by Hmm: (Link).
- I tend to use quite a lot of spoilers for skill checks. I'll rely on the honor system that you won't read the spoiler unless someone makes the check.
- When necessary, I'll roll group perception and group initiative. If you have any reactive abilities interacting with these rolls, please let me know in advance.
- I use block initiative in combat. This means that I group PC's/NPC's together if they have similar initiative rolls. In case of NPC's of similar type, I only make one initiative roll for that group as a whole. Within a group of PC's with the 'same' initiative, I'll resolve actions in posting order.
- I use Google Presentations for maps and handouts. The link will be at the top of the campaign and on my GM profile.
That's about it. Have fun. If you have any questions up front, let me know.
She'll be level 3 after PaizoCon end of May.
Oh, I'm envious now! Just kidding, have fun there. :)
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Player name/alias: Batpony / Tim P
Character name: Kitt
PFS-#: 222036-4
Faction: Dark Archives
Day job (roll): I do have, but I may want to forgo for faction goals.
Anything else I should know: I play my eidolon as a separate alias, if that's OK.
I'm currently in another game but should be ready by the special. Else I do have a back up.
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Player name/alias: Miteke
Character name: Firewarden Yanda
PFS-#: 141936-12
Faction: Sov court
Day job (roll):
If I do not use my reroll, then use this day job roll instead:
And in case you are inspired to fill out the whole chronicle sheet...
Starting Gold: 118
Starting XP: 6
Starting Fame: 12
Starting Prestige: 10
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Player name/alias: Gerard / Magabeus
Character name: Yarricki
PFS-#: 24861-12
Faction: Silver Crusade
Day job (roll): None
Anything else I should know:
- I am also GM'ing a table in this special, so I will take a back seat on decision making.
- My animal companion (Thunder) has the skirmisher ranger ability Surprise Shift
- Yarricki normally uses Thunder as a mount, he should then act on her initiative
- Yarricki has mounted combat (ride +5) and will normally use that on the first hit against Thunder.
Sure, Eraith. That's perfectly fine.
That's everyone. :) Don't forget to check into the gameplay thread, Yarricki and Kitajo.
Everyone, it's less than a week until the start of the special. I hope you're all as excited to get started, as I am. In preperation, I've gone over all your characters to make sure I got everything.
Shera, please let me know when you've updated to level 3.
Yanda. Nothing, looks great.
Dovian. (Still to check).
Kitajo
Everything looks fine. Please remind me of Jabbing Style when you apply the bonus damage. I'm not very familiar with the feat, and would probably forget it and wonder where the extra damage came from.
Kitt
- You show +3 armor bonus, but only a leather armor. Is that correct?
- Your spell-like abilities section and (under Offense) says CL 2, same as you spell section. Should be 3, I think?
- Will you be writing the eidolon actions under its own alias?
Yarricki
- Could you break down how Thunder gets Strength 22? I think I'm missing a bonus somewhere...
- Would you like to make pre-emptive Ride attacks, for any round in which Thunder is possibly attacked? Or do it after the fact? I'm fine either way.
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Double-post. Please be aware that we have two persons (Kitt and Yaricki) who are both intimately familiar with the scenario. I'm confident that they can keep in-game and out-game knowledge separated, but it might mean that the others will have to take a bigger lead in making decisions. I'll let this weigh in when there's a discussion on how/where to proceed, and with how many people have checked in to give their opinion.
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I think you missed the animal focus bull
Links to PRD
Bestiary Animal Companions
Druid for generic animal companion rules
Hunter
Thunder's Strength:
10 Starting strength (see bestiary)
+8 from 4th level advancement (large) (see bestiary)
+1 from regular 4th level animal companion (see druid)
+1 from ability score increase (see druid)
+2 from animal focus bull (see hunter)
As for the ride checks: I will roll them after the act, always doing it on the first hit in the round.
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Thanks for the spot check.
Kitt will actually be lv4, he just completed a session yesterday so I will update it on Sunday. You're right about the CL, and I made a typo on the armor in his character sheet. I'm looking at his inventory list which I kept on another excel to track GP, expenditure, and fame. I had purchased a studded leather, not a leather armor, my mistake.
Introducing Kitt's companion. Terra the (not-a)-dog. AC is 16->20->24 from mage armor and shield. Her sheet is on her profile.
Everyone - The scenario starts on Friday and it will start in full swing. I'll post a short introduction on Monday, set in the Grand Lodge, and will ask everyone to introduce their characters. If you want to use this week for some in-character banter and to get to know each other, that would be perfect. That way, we can hit the ground running on Friday.
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Shera - Looks good, didn't spot anything out of order
Dovian
- Your hit points would be higher be my calculation: 3d8 (18) +3+2 = 23
- Do you have a bonus language from somewhere? I'm seeing Common and Varisian from being Human, with 3 bonus languages from high Int?
- Where will you keep track of your arcane pool as you use up points?
- Could you describe for me how you get the attack and damage bonus from your card attacks? Do you assume that you always have the Arcane Pool enhancement up? Also, you don't actually have the Arcane Strike feat to add damage, do you? Or does that work automatically for the Card Caster archetype?
Kitajo - That works for me.
Yarricki - That's it, the animal focus is always up for the companion and thus included. Perfect.
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Hey GM
- Your hit points would be higher be my calculation: 3d8 (18) +3+2 = 23
I thought it was 8+4+4 (16) +3+2; since i took half rounded down for 1d8 at level 2 and 3. Am more than happy to add those 2 extra hp if I'm wrong though!
- Do you have a bonus language from somewhere? I'm seeing Common and Varisian from being Human, with 3 bonus languages from high Int?
My bad, was debating with myself on whether I wanted Dovian to have Shoanti or Varisian roots and forgot to delete that extra language. Fixed
- Where will you keep track of your arcane pool as you use up points?
Added a tracker!
- Could you describe for me how you get the attack and damage bonus from your card attacks? Do you assume that you always have the Arcane Pool enhancement up? Also, you don't actually have the Arcane Strike feat to add damage, do you? Or does that work automatically for the Card Caster archetype?
Arcane pool is written down more for myself to remember. I only have 4 arcane points so can't always assume it will be up. I'll announce when I'm using it and remove one arcane point in the tracker.
As for the arcane strike damage, Card Casters are able to enhance cards as per the Deadly Dealer feat even without meeting the prerequisites as long as there is 1 arcane pool point available. Furthermore, they can enhance a deck of cards as though it were a ranged weapon with 54 pieces of ammunition. So in effect, after activating a swift action to enhance it once, the effect would last for the entire card deck and is always up.
Benefit(s): You can throw a card as though it were a dart, with the same damage, range, and other features. You must use the Arcane Strike feat when throwing a card in this way, or else the card lacks the magical force and precision to deal lethal damage. A card is destroyed when thrown in this way.
Harrow cards are treated as masterwork weapons when thrown using this feat, but are still destroyed after they are thrown. A harrow deck can no longer be used as a fortune-telling device after even a single card is thrown.
A spellcaster with this feat can enhance a deck of cards as though it were a ranged weapon with 54 pieces of ammunition. This enhancement functions only when used in tandem with this feat, and has no affect on any other way the cards might be used.
Only a character who possesses this feat can use an enhanced deck of cards; she must still use the Arcane Strike feat to activate the cards’ enhancement.
As Kitt says, you've been selling yourself short. You can add the two points. Thanks for the other clarifications.
Everyone, I had wanted to get the pre-introduction up, but the Paizo website has been having issues. Unfortunately, that's twice this week. I'd like to get an emergency channel to communicate with you. Asking for everyone's e-mail goes too far for me, so I've settled on using the Google presentation for back-up. You should all be able to edit there, and I've had to set that up as well. It'll be linked up top, and below my alias. Please bookmark it, so that you'll also be able to reach it when the forum is offline.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11dcoWrvi4Cl2v_hyS95l6Lffpnf6qnwD34e cSD-j6rQ/edit
Yarricky, which portrait would you like to use as a token for Thunder on the map? Will this one suffice? Also, I propose Thunder will always act on your initiative, to slightly speed up combat for the PbP multi-table format.
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And we're off. I hope everyone will enjoy the scenario. If there's anything that confuses, bothers, or worries you during the game, please don't hesitate to let me know. Have a great game, everyone!
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I will be on a camping trip this weekend and am GMing a game on Monday, I will keep an eye on this game, please bot me where needed.
Yarricki charge sequence
[dice=Thunder bites]1d20+9+2[/dice
[dice=Damage]1d8+9[/dice
[dice=Trip]1d20+10+2[/dice
[dice=Yarricki’s lance]1d20+7+2-1[/dice
[dice=Damage]2d6+10+6[/dice
Yarricki regular attack sequence
[dice=Thunder bites]1d20+9[/dice
[dice=Damage]1d8+9[/dice
[dice=Yarricki’s lance]1d20+7-1+1[/dice
[dice=Damage]1d6+5+3+1[/dice
I will be on a camping trip this weekend and am GMing a game on Monday, I will keep an eye on this game, please bot me where needed.
Yarricki charge sequence
[dice=Thunder bites]1d20+9+2[/dice
[dice=Damage]1d8+9[/dice
[dice=Trip]1d20+10+2[/dice
[dice=Yarricki’s lance]1d20+7+2-1[/dice
[dice=Damage]2d6+10+6[/diceYarricki regular attack sequence
[dice=Thunder bites]1d20+9[/dice
[dice=Damage]1d8+9[/dice
[dice=Yarricki’s lance]1d20+7-1+1[/dice
[dice=Damage]1d6+5+3+1[/dice
^ Yarricki, this is a great idea.
Even better though is to create a "Bot me!" Spoiler with these rolls pre-formatted, closing brackets and all on your profile character sheet. Dice expressions can be included in all their formatting glory on character profiles.
Hmm
(Who was that masked woman?)
Yes, Yanda. Perfectly fine.
No explanations needed! Have a wonderful trip!
Hmm
Thanks for letting me know, Kitt. Hope the issues solve themselves soon. I had some troubles getting on the forum this morning, but that sorted itself after about fifteen minutes.
I've put up info on the current choice for Dovian, in the Presentation.
Hey all, GM Hmm here. There’s been a crazy site outage going on for most Paizo users. For some reason I can get in while connected to mobile, so I’m just letting you know what is going on. Folks are trying to get back in and will post as soon as they are able.
Glad to see that you two could make it in, though.
Thanks for your patience!
Hmm
Because of the site issues, I'm going to give Dovian and Yanda some more time to post.
For everyone, you could really help me by putting some botting instructions in your profile. If you have trouble accessing the site, I can still do your combat action as your like to have done it, generally. That saves me some hard choices, in either putting you on delay of figuring out what you would have done.
Of course I'm hoping fervently that the site issues will be dealt with shortly. I've checked into moving to Myth Weavers or RPG Geek, but either seem daunting to learn halfway through a scenario like this. For now, I think that cure might be worse that the disease...
No worries, Dovian. Glad you're here. :)
I'm off to bed. I will give you some time to close this encounter, then start the next one tomorrow morning (around 7 AM CEST).
Yarricki should be back from his festival (Best Kept Secret?).
I hope you're well enough today for posting. :) My next chance for an update is around lunch (12.15 CEST), otherwise before dinner (18.00 CEST)